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The Manor of Alderton 3rd edition
Elizabeth Hedges herself died in 1743 306 and William rapidly married
Elizabeth Flower, in the following September 307 . It is probable that she is
the Elizabeth Flower who witnessed the will of Elizabeth Montagu 308 . She was
possibly the daughter of Mary Flower, “wife of Mr Henry Flower 309 of the
Devizes”, who was given as a cousin in Elizabeth Montagu’s (Eyles) will and left
a bequest. That Henry’s wife was Mary is given in the will of James Montagu
of Lackham 310 , Elizabeth’s husband 311 , which will Elizabeth Flower also
306 Alderton Parish Registers buried 19 December 1743
307 Alderton Parish Registers 10 September 1744
308 W&SHC 212b/3671 Will of Elizabeth Montagu nee Eyles dated 2 November 1741
309 Henry Flower was Mayor of Devizes 5 time, in 1719, 22, 27, 34 & 38 [Kite, E (1858)
The Guild of Merchants, formerly in Devizes WAM vol IV p173] and Receiver for
Wiltshire [Ide, I (1990) Wiltshire Members of Parliament and Their Involvement with
the South Sea Company WAM 80 p140]. His Mayoralty in 1827 was after Edward
Watton died in office [Bull, H ( 1859) A History, Military and Municipal, of the Ancient
Borough of the Devizes p579] It has been said that a monument in St Mary’s Church,
Devizes records that Henry died in 1768 aged 51 and that Mary in 1748 aged 70
[Waylen, J (1839) The Devizes etc), These details are incorrect in a number of ways;
firstly the memorials are actually at the west end of St James Church, at the north
end of the Green in Devizes, and Henry died in 1750 aged 85. From the memorials in
St James it is clear that Mary Flower was a daughter of Thomas Jones of Usk. Her
younger sister Sarah is also buried in St James (died 1743 aged 50) as is Henry
Flower’s son Edward, who died in 1769 aged 51 [Sherlock, P (2000) (ed) Monumental
Inscriptions of Wiltshire : an edition, in facsimile, of Monumental Inscriptions in
Wiltshire by Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1832 WRS vol 57 p 370]. These dates make much
more sense than those given by Waylen.
310 James Montagu’s mother was Diana Hungerford and her mother was Rachel Jones,
who married Anthony Hungerford of Black Bourton, Oxon. Rachel died in 1679, and
was a daughter of Rhys Jones [http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/HUNGERFORD.htm]. He
was either Rice Jones senior or his son, also Rice, who purchased Asthall Manor, Oxon,
in 1612. [VCH Oxfordshire (2006), Vol 15 , Bampton Hundred (Part Three) 'Asthall:
Manors and other estates']
It is most likely Rachel’s father was Rice senior, “ (c.1570-?) of Asthall, Oxfordshire,
England who married Frances Hopton. Their children included 1. Rice2 Jones who
married Jane Bray, d/o Gyles Bray of Barrington, Oxfordshire, England and Anne
Chitwood, and 2. Rachel Jones who m. Anthony Hungerford.” Michaelm (2002) posting
at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/EFSS/2002-03/1016630765 ]
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